As noted everywhere but here today, Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez had a typically Mannyesque play last night when he made an impressive running catch on the warning track, climbed up the wall to high-five some fans, then made a throw to double off the runner on first (video here).

As a tribute to "Manny being himself," as people like to say, SportsCenter compiled the slugger's strangest moments on and off the diamond. I admit: I laughed out loud at a couple of these, and I usually don't laugh at anything. Except death. And maybe fat kids getting hurt. Man I hate fat kids.

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I believe that in hell, an ESPN show, hosted by Stephen A. Smith, will compile and play in an endless loop all of my strangest moments.

05.15.08 at 5:51 pm

Allan Stokke

When Manny pets his co-worker he gets on ESPN, when I do it I get arrested. This is bullshit.

05.15.08 at 5:54 pm

lieutenant winslow

@Allan Stokke:

and yet both result in someone crying and saying 'make him stop'

05.15.08 at 5:56 pm

swanychitown

"As noted everyWHERE but here today"

Jeeze, you'd think with the arrival of an accredited 'journalist'/'columnist', the quality of the writing would actually improve, rather than sink below that level of the ham-fisted mongoloid readers like myself.

/hates self

05.15.08 at 6:02 pm

Monkey Knife Fight

That is a pretty great vid. They failed to include the water bottle in the back pocket and wearing the Oakley mp3 sunglasses during a game. Good stuff.

05.15.08 at 6:03 pm

Punch Rockgroin

@swany

I'm just here for the pictures. I can't actually read.

05.15.08 at 6:09 pm

Carson

Did he demand to be traded as he high-fived the fan?

Because that would have been truly Manny.

05.15.08 at 6:37 pm

Tim

When Manny pets his co-worker he gets on ESPN, when I do it I get arrested. This is bullshit.Allan, why don't you act as your own attorney? You got that cop off for rubbing one out onto that motorists face!

05.15.08 at 7:09 pm

Allan Stokke

@Tim

The motorist was asking for it, she was an overtly sexual person, driving around in the Oscar Meyer Wiener Mobile.

05.15.08 at 7:58 pm

GuyJones

"As a tribute to 'Manny being himself,' as people like to say"

Actually people don't like to say that. I believe the correct saying is "Manny being Manny"

05.16.08 at 10:57 am

Me Being Me

I just do my best for the fans, mang. That guy actually slipped me a joint when I high fived him. I wish Julian was still here :(

Do people call you "GuyJones being the unfunny guy who unnecessarily corrects bloggers"?